Meaning of SOPORIFEROUS
| Pronunciation: | | `sâpu'rifurus
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- [adj] inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"
- [adj] sleep inducing
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| | Synonyms: | | depressant, hypnagogic, hypnogogic, narcotic, somniferous, somnific, soporific, uninteresting |
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| | Definition: | | \Sop`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy
sleep + ferere to bring.]
Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. ``Soporiferous
medicine.'' --Swift. --- {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness}, n.
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